Chosen One, how did I end up as the villain?

They arrived quickly and left quickly. Under Qin Huaiyu's arrangement, the men changed their route from the main road to a side road, which was more difficult to travel but safer.

As darkness descended from the sky, the secluded path became exceptionally deserted, devoid of any human presence. The trees on both sides swayed in the wind, their branches flailing about like monsters, baring their fangs and brandishing their claws.

Inside the carriage

Li Chengye pressed his face against the car window, remaining silent.

The old Taoist priest glanced at him and whispered:

"What's wrong with this rascal? He's been leaning against the window without saying a word ever since he got on the bus. This isn't like him at all. Maybe I was too harsh and he got hurt? Surely not?"

...Is he really that fragile? Is the second young master of the Li family so easily hurt?

Qin Huaiyu was speechless. It was one thing for a woman to be gay, but for a man to be gay too? How could someone who was neither male nor female live?

"Rich young masters live a life of luxury and ease. When have they ever suffered like this? They are flattered everywhere they go, not to mention being lectured. It's normal that they can't stand it for a while," Yun Suyan said casually.

"Miss Yun is right."

The old Taoist priest nodded and said:

"If I had known he was so shrewd, I should have said a few more words to make him completely change his rich kid's bad habits, so that he wouldn't be annoying in the future."

Qin Huaiyu rolled his eyes at him and said:

"Taoist priest, you're quite cunning."

"Scheming?"

The old Taoist priest was taken aback. "What do you mean? Did you eat something dirty?"

.......Forehead?

Qin Huaiyu thought about it for a moment and realized it made sense; from a medical perspective, that's exactly how it works!

"Master Dao, you are truly a man of great talent!"

"Haha, you flatter me, sir!"

The old Taoist priest was very pleased. "Young man, how about that? I'm quite clever too."

"Oh no, no, no."

At this moment, Li Chengye, who had been staring blankly, suddenly pulled his head back, clutching his stomach with one hand, and shouted with a somewhat ferocious expression:

"Stop the car, stop the car, I can't hold back anymore!"

Before the carriage could even stop, he clutched his stomach and rushed out.

"Sigh"

The driver was startled and quickly pulled on the reins. The horse, frightened, reared up and stopped.

"Hey, are you crazy? Can you stop being so jumpy in the middle of the night? You're going to scare people to death."

Li Chengye didn't care about any of that. He had already jumped off the carriage and, with a series of roars, clutched his stomach and ran into the woods on the side.

The three people in the carriage were dumbfounded. What had just happened?

Qin Huaiyu was the first to come to his senses. Damn, he was proven wrong. People aren't fragile-hearted, they're fragile-stomached.

"Taoist Master, it seems you've overestimated yourself," he said sarcastically.

Upon hearing this, the old Taoist priest's face darkened, and he shouted:

"What a shameless scoundrel! He deserves to be so cunning."

"........."

Qin Huaiyu, is this how you use cunning?

Yun Suyan, standing to the side, was also speechless. She shook her head and said:

"It's getting late. Since we've already stopped, let's rest here for the night."

Upon hearing this, Qin Huaiyu hesitated for a moment, but looking at the sky outside, he finally nodded in agreement. After all, traveling at night was difficult, and with everyone exhausted, there was no guarantee that something wouldn't go wrong.

The old Taoist priest had no objections.

So the three of them took some food and got off the carriage, and the waiter, Ah Niu, tied the carriage to a tree.

The group then went to an open space to collect some dry firewood and lit a campfire with a tinderbox. Fortunately, they were in a forest, and it was autumn, so there were bare branches everywhere, and they didn't have to worry about keeping warm.

Yun Suyan took out some cakes, skewered them with twigs, and heated them on the fire.

"Young man, do you think those people will fall for our fake traces and get on the business side?"

Qin Huaiyu frowned slightly. "They probably will. After all, I left a route map at the scene. The traces are so obvious that they will definitely see them when they get there."

"That's right, Miss Yun, don't worry. With the young man's arrangements, as long as no one tells them, those people will surely be foolish enough to go looking for us on the trade route." The old Taoist said casually while chewing on the dried meat.

That old Taoist priest has really gotten thick-skinned; he can just spout flattery without batting an eye.

Yun Suyan appeared outwardly normal, but inwardly she did not relax; instead, she became inexplicably more nervous.

Seeing that she was still somewhat distracted, Qin Huaiyu forced a smile and teased her:

"Sister Yun, a woman's face will turn ugly if she looks sad!"

Upon hearing this, Yun Suyan glanced at him with alluring eyes, then said somewhat shyly:

"Hate!"

What time is it? I'm still in the mood for jokes...

But have I really become ugly?

She nervously touched her face.

Everyone loves beauty, especially women, leaving Qin Huaiyu speechless.

"Ugh, this jerky is so hard, it's hurting my teeth!"

The old Taoist priest looked at the two of them with a deep sense of resentment.

"Taoist Master, aren't you envious? Didn't I tell you to find an older sister?" Qin Huaiyu teased him in a very kind manner.

"...Um, I'm fine!"

The old Taoist priest felt a chill run down his spine at the thought of the seventy- or eighty-year-old woman. His eyes darted around, and he quickly changed the subject:

"How long has that rascal been gone? Why isn't he back yet? Did he fall in while taking a dump?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Huaiyu turned his head and looked suspiciously in the direction Li Chengye had run off to, but it was pitch black and there was no sound at all.

It's been a while since it started, even if it's a full-blown cessation, it should be over by now, why isn't it out yet?

As he was thinking, a "rustling" sound suddenly came from the woods.

Immediately afterward, a figure darted out.